Carson Wells has rejected the rise of the interconnected world. He is an addict and whatever prospect he had hoped for the future is now gone. Seeing that he has little choice, Carson joins the Insurgents, an agency devoted to traveling to terraformed worlds and destroying any aliens they might find-all under the watchful eyes of the government. With his new occupation Carson hopes to find solace among the stars. His first assignment takes him to the world of Eon, a lush planet composed of forests and plains reminiscent of old Earth. As the Insurgents penetrate further they discover flowing waterfalls, high mountains, and even herds of buffalo. Carson finds peace within this nature. But with the discovery of a native presence on the planet and the arrival of outside forces, Carson and the Insurgents soon find themselves in the middle of a political battle that could decide the fate of Eon itself. Eon, and the events surrounding it, will force Carson to face the turmoil inside him. In doing so he will either overcome the obstacles that stand in his way for inner-peace, or be swept away alongside this bastion of the natural.